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Ladino proverbs

The proverbs of Ladino Forever: sayings from the Sephardic kitchen table, the wisdom of our grandmothers in Judeo-Spanish, each with its meaning in English and up to six more languages.

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Refrán del día · November 8
El mal i el bien en la kara se ven Good and evil show on the face.
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Refrán № 163 Ladino
Kon la esperansa todo se alkansa

With hope, everything is attained.

75 Nov 2026
Refrán № 164 Ladino
Ni para en bolsa, ni dulsuria en boka

Neither money in the purse nor sweetness in the mouth.

75 Nov 2026
Refrán № 165 Ladino
Enemigo de mi enemigo es mi amigo

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

75 Nov 2026
Refrán № 166 Ladino
Abolta la luenga siete vezes ariento la boka antes de avlar

Turn your tongue seven times inside your mouth before speaking.

75 Nov 2026
Refrán № 167 Ladino
Ermuera dolor de muela

A daughter-in-law is a toothache.

75 Nov 2026
Refrán № 168 Ladino
Esta una savor de chupar los dedos

It is a flavor to lick your fingers.

75 Nov 2026
Refrán № 169 Ladino
Kuando una mujer se le yela el korason, se le sana la kavesa

When a woman's heart freezes, her head gets cured.

75 Nov 2026
Refrán № 170 Ladino
Komo yo eredi de mis padres i tu vas a eredar de mi

As I inherited from my parents, you will inherit from me.

75 Nov 2026
Refrán № 171 Ladino
Los amigos se konosen kuando se aparese la difikultad

Friends are known when difficulty appears.

75 Nov 2026
Refrán № 172 Ladino
Kuando ase luvia yoran los sielos i riye la tierra

When it rains, the skies weep and the earth laughs.

74 Nov 2026
Refrán № 173 Ladino
Kuento de kaza no sale a la plasa

Household matters don't go out to the square (don't air your dirty laundry).

74 Nov 2026
Refrán № 174 Ladino
Ken tiene marido de servir no puede muncho durmir

Whoever has a husband to serve cannot sleep much.

74 Nov 2026
Refrán № 175 Ladino
Ni la esfuegra se aze madre ni la ermuera se aze ija

A mother-in-law doesn't become a mother, nor a daughter-in-law a daughter.

74 Nov 2026
Refrán № 176 Ladino
Fidel marido es bien rekerido

A faithful husband is highly sought after.

74 Nov 2026
Refrán № 177 Ladino
Gramama tienes ZUM? No pasha, tengo keftikas, patatikas, makaronikos!

Grandma, do you have Zoom? No dear, I have meatballs, little potatoes, little macaroni! (joke)

74 Nov 2026
Refrán № 178 Ladino
Ijas i joyas no se deshan en manos ajenas

Daughters and jewels are not left in other hands.

74 Nov 2026
Refrán № 179 Ladino
El ke tyene i no se lo goza,al otro mundo no repoza

He who has and doesn't enjoy it will not rest in the other world.

74 Nov 2026
Refrán № 180 Ladino
Desha todo i vate al banyo

Leave everything and go to the bath.

74 Nov 2026
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